The Importance of Marriage

Ours is a practical age, the time when romeo and juliet risked the wrath of their fathers for love. For love is no more. The moral lesson instilled in the girl is not whether the man has aroused her love, but rather: can the man make a living? Can he support a wife? That is the only thing that justifies marriage. Gradually, this saturates every thought of the girl. Her dreams are not of moonlight and kisses, of laughter and tears. She dreams of shopping tours and bargain counters. This sole, poverty and sordidness are the elements inherent in the marriage institution.